Edin Džeko

Bosnian association football player

Edin Džeko (ědin dʒêːko; born 17 March 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains both Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Edin Džeko
Džeko with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
Personal information
Full name Edin Džeko[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-17) 17 March 1986 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Fenerbahçe
Number 9
Youth career
1996–2003 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Željezničar 40 (5)
2005–2007 Teplice 43 (16)
2005–2006Ústí nad Labem (loan) 15 (6)
2007–2011 VfL Wolfsburg 111 (66)
2011–2016 Manchester City 130 (50)
2015–2016Roma (loan) 31 (8)
2016–2021 Roma 168 (77)
2021–2023 Inter Milan 69 (22)
2023– Fenerbahçe 42 (26)
National team
2003–2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (0)
2006–2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 4 (1)
2007– Bosnia and Herzegovina 136 (66)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2024
Džeko with Manchester City.

Career statistics

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As of match played on 4 November 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Željezničar 2003–04 Bosnian Premier League 15 2 1 0 1[c] 0 17 2
2004–05 20 1 5 1 0 0 25 2
Total 35 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 4
Teplice 2005–06 Czech First League 13 3 13 3
2006–07 30 13 3 1 2[d] 0 35 14
Total 43 16 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 48 17
Ústí nad Labem (loan) 2005–06 Czech National League 15 6 4 2 19 8
VfL Wolfsburg 2007–08 Bundesliga 28 8 5 1 33 9
2008–09 32 26 2 6 8[c] 4 42 36
2009–10 34 22[e] 2 2 12[f] 5 48 29
2010–11 17 10 2 1 19 11
Total 111 66 11 10 0 0 20 9 0 0 142 85
Manchester City 2010–11 Premier League 15 2 2 2 4[g] 2 21 6
2011–12 30 14 0 0 4 3 8[h] 1 1[i] 1 43 19
2012–13 32 14 5 0 1 0 6[j] 1 1[i] 0 45 15
2013–14 31 16 5 2 5 6 7[j] 2 48 26
2014–15 22 4 1 0 2 2 6[j] 0 1[i] 0 32 6
Total 130 50 13 4 12 11 31 6 3 1 189 72
Roma (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 31 8 1 0 7[j] 2 39 10
Roma 2016–17 37 29[k] 4 2 10[l] 8[m] 51 39
2017–18 36 16 1 0 12[j] 8 49 24
2018–19 33 9 1 0 6[j] 5 40 14
2019–20 35 16 0 0 8[g] 3 43 19
2020–21 27 7 1 0 10[g] 6 38 13
Total 199 85 8 2 0 0 53 32 0 0 260 119
Inter Milan 2021–22 Serie A 36 13 5 1 7[j] 3 1[n] 0 49 17
2022–23 33 9 5 0 13[j] 4 1[n] 1 52 14
Total 69 22 10 1 0 0 20 7 2 1 101 31
Fenerbahçe 2023–24 Süper Lig 11 10 0 0 4[o] 2 0 0 15 12
Career total 613 258 55 21 12 11 130 57 5 2 816 348
  1. Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Czech Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. 2009–10 Bundesliga Top Goal Scorer
  6. Six appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  8. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  11. 2016–17 Serie A Top Goal Scorer
  12. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and eight goals in UEFA Europa League
  13. 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Top Goal Scorer
  14. 14.0 14.1 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  15. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 16 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2007 7 1
2008 6 5
2009 10 8
2010 8 3
2011 10 3
2012 9 6
2013 9 7
2014 10 5
2015 7 7
2016 7 4
2017 6 3
2018 10 3
2019 8 3
2020 5 1
2021 6 1
2022 8 4
2023 7 1
Total 133 65

Honours

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VfL Wolfsburg

Manchester City

Inter Milan

Individual

Other websites

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References

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  10. Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Euro Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  11. "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Euro Sport. 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  12. McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Man City beat Inter Milan 1–0 in Champions League final to claim Treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  13. "Džekin hat-trick: Novi naslov "Idola nacije"". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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  22. "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 27 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  23. "Dzeko top Europa League scorer - Football Italia". Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  24. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season 2020/21". UEFA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  25. "Edin Dzeko is Roma's Player of the Season!". A.S. Roma. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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